I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a chess grand master (= the highest title a chess player can get )
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Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster.
a chess master (= a very skilled player )
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An eight year-old who can beat a chess master is remarkable.
a master plan (= a detailed plan for dealing with a complicated situation )
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The governors came up with a master plan for saving the school.
a master's degree (= a higher degree for which you study for one or two years )
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She's taking her master's degree.
Football League/Masters/Heisman etc Trophy (= the name given to a particular competition for which the prize is a trophy )
grand master
harbour master
master a language (= succeed in learning a language well )
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She had had a long struggle to master the Russian language.
master a skill (= learn it so that your skill is very good )
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Many of these children have not mastered basic academic skills.
master bedroom
master key
Master of Arts
master of ceremonies
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the master of ceremonies for the Miss World Pageant
Master of Science
master plan
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The job losses were part of a master plan aimed at transforming the structure of the company.
master race
master switch
master's degree
old master
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a priceless collection of old masters
past master
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She’s a past master at exploiting other people.
question master
station master
the main/master bedroom (= the biggest bedroom in a house )
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The master bedroom has a view of the sea.
undisputed leader/champion/master etc
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the undisputed world heavyweight champion
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■ ADJECTIVE
grand
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Now the grand old masters and mistresses of the day, their works were widely published, exhibited and collected.
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It was the grand master of Fuckspeak, the Human Piranha.
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But even with 50 years' worth of advances in movie technology, the young upstart can't beat the grand master .
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Perhaps the grand master of dysfunction was the late Francis Bacon, who made a considerable fortune out of it.
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Scargill dominated the hearings with his presence like some grand master of ceremonies.
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Those running the global economy appear to lack the grand-master strategy.
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The senior functionary on boards was Amir Aslan Afshar, the grand master of ceremonies.
great
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The neo-Aristotelians or Peripatetics devoted themselves to the clarification of the work of their great master .
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When I grew up I became a ventriloquist, and at that I was very well trained by a great master .
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They were the first to study magic and remain the greatest masters of it in the known world.
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Insects are the great masters of disguise.
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Addison insists that there are deviations from artistic rules in the works of the greatest masters .
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Sophocles is a great master of theatre and of plot.
new
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It is clear to her that the old ropes are still being pulled by the new masters .
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The payments of rents and services went on as before, only to new masters .
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Peter became consumed by devotion to his new master and had time for little else.
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Even where the logos are being retained, these names are overshadowed by those of their new masters .
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Bombs are only an incidental accessory for the new masters .
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The new master at the institution was Mr. H. M. Allen, and his wife was appointed matron.
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From the kitchens came the new master , carrying an armful of cardboard chain-mail.
old
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It's to do with the difficulties of finding and selling old masters these days.
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In retrospect he criticized one of his old drawing masters for encouraging students to copy from photographs.
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The old masters of misery have lost their crown to Corrie.
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The space age escalator and exposed metal piping of the foyer segued into a spiraling wooden staircase and crinkly old master prints.
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The room around them spoke clearly of its old master .
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And Royle is hoping to outsmart the old master , just like he did last season.
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The novice promised the old master a fantastic tale about a severed head that talks.
political
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For all we know, the political masters of those who destroyed Flight 103 are now our allies in the Gulf crisis.
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He can count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the bounce by his political masters .
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The region's new political masters turned to them in a desperate hope that their expertise would make good their own helplessness.
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Even some of their political masters in London have recognised the follies of some of the goings-on in those areas.
■ NOUN
bedroom
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They went straight into the master bedroom , where a leather briefcase stood open on the floor.
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This was the master bedroom , with the master bath.
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It includes master bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms, second bathroom, gas central heating, double garage.
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Bedroom; probably the master bedroom .
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Liz's face must have said so, for Anna undressed in the master bedroom and climbed into bed.
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The wedding was over and Edna had moved into the master bedroom .
chef
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A society of master chefs was formed to achieve professional status similar to that of doctors or lawyers for its members.
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I., will resume its master chefs series in the autumn.
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Here passengers ate delicacies prepared by a master chef under an arched ceiling of embossed leather and oil paintings.
copy
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The master copy is made on special coated paper which has a glossy surface on one side.
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The advent of live links raises interesting questions about which is the master copy .
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The master copy is then placed round the drum of the duplicator.
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It then passes under a roller which presses it against the master copy , leaving a positive image on the copy paper.
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One of Psion's engineers had collected a master copy of a new program.
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The master copy is prepared on a thin metal plate or special paper.
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The list is typed; a master copy is held by the store and another is sent on to you.
craftsman
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Better-heeled artificers must almost certainly have been master craftsmen employing labour themselves.
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Some became apprentices who worked beside a master craftsman to become competent in their field.
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His problem was solved by Bill Bird, a master craftsman , based at Blockley in Gloucestershire.
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They work under the supervision of a Meister, a master craftsman who also is a skilled teacher.
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The knight speaks for the landed interest, the merchant for international trade, and the capper for the working master craftsman .
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A master craftsman is at work here - don't be fooled by the apparent simplicity.
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In writing, as in painting, Emily Carr was a master craftsman .
plan
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Not a secret master plan on the part of the Emperor - but a dagger aimed at his heart?
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The tentative concepts of the five finalists in a master plan design competition will go on view for the first time.
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And so they moved, with no master plan in mind, first to their small flat in Brussels.
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The challenge Chapter 4 will provide you with an opportunity to create a master plan from what you have learned.
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Fresh details of the zoo master plan were presented to the Planning Commission on Thursday in a 190-page environmental impact report.
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Individual domestic budgets are just the same, and every family should plan its finances following such a master plan.
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City officials said the master plan should be ready in December in time for a public hearing.
race
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The officials saw their very existence as an affront to the creation of the master race .
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Why not just stick to our future as slaves of a robot master race ?
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Gordon Gordon was definitely no great advert for anything, least of all a master race .
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The investment banker was a breed apart, a member of a master race of deal makers.
station
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The station master is wearing a hat shaped like a cucumber.
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It had a station house and station master .
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Like all former managers and station masters , he was keen to justify his own stewardship.
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Alas, the station master at Ripon spoiled the plan.
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The women complained to the station master - and Knowles was taken off at the next station.
volume
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The amp's master volume pot, headphone socket and mains switch make up the remainder of front panel controls.
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One minor criticism is that the recording level can be effected by the master volume controls on the Carvin.
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Many master volume amps can give a fair simulation of flat out response at reasonable output levels by overloading the preamp.
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The good old master volume slider sits farthest right.
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Last comes the master volume rotary, with the mains rocker switch located to the far right.
■ VERB
become
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Mansell had become the master of the unexpected, the outrageous pass.
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If Cinderella is to become master of her own fate, her parents' authority must be diminished.
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His parents subsequently became master and matron of Poplar union workhouse.
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There he became master of the Emma, a brig of 122 tons.
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In 1519 Vertue gave up his patent as king's mason and became joint master with Redman.
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They broke away to work independently and become their own masters .
serve
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They were not to serve two masters .
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There are fewer secretaries these days, and the ones who remain serve more masters .
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As no man can serve two masters we had long been told no wise general tries to fight on two fronts.
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During the 1650s he served as master of the Clothworkers' Company and an assistant of the Levant Company.
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She served her masters well until 1886, when she was abandoned as a hulk in the Falkland Islands.
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This was an extraordinary state of affairs but one which enabled Rodrigo del Bivar to serve so many masters without apparent conflict.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hard taskmaster/master
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He was a hard master and a dangerous enemy.
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She was a hard taskmaster but a considerably fairer one than la Belle Ethel.
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The summer is a hard master.
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True to his word, he schooled her in horsemanship and was a hard taskmaster.
sb's lord and master
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Could he bear to see them wired-made vulnerable to the least whim of their lords and masters?
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In the rustic humour there were opportunities for poking fun at lords and masters and oppressive authority, both civil and military.
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Meanwhile our lord and master would sit and drink one cup of tea after another, barking orders from time to time.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At one time, the French were the colonial masters of Vietnam.
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Maxwell's soul-singing style has been compared to that of such masters as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.
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Bill Ritchie is now the master of these techniques, but he learnt them originally from Lawrence.
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Deaver was a master of his craft.
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He is master of the depths.
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He was a master at economizing on his investments.
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Later that evening Heathcliff's servant Joseph arrived and asked to speak to the master .
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The upshot of the litigation was that the non-litigation costs, together with the litigation costs, were taxed by the taxing master .
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They were waiting for their masters to carry them overseas to slavery.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
never
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In the air he never mastered the throttle setting, so that he either fell behind of pulled ahead.
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She is afraid of the bathtub and has never mastered the art of taking a shower.
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I never mastered Snakes and Ladders.
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He was timing the ball well and doing what I could never master when I played: he was hitting proper cover-drives.
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It appeared to me that the only thing he had never mastered was paper hanging.
■ NOUN
art
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I also have never wanted to master the art of stiletto-wearing.
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It strikes me that Tommy has already mastered the art of being a toady.
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Loved for his big glasses and silly grin, he mastered the art of playing guitar while walking in circles.
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If you value your trees, you will take pains to master this art .
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She is afraid of the bathtub and has never mastered the art of taking a shower.
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Hence his reluctance to start painting before he had mastered the incredibly difficult art of drawing - and drawing the figure especially.
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Once you master the arts of reflection, understanding, and resolution, perspective and point of view will follow.
basics
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By the afternoon, most have mastered the basics and become competitive, usually leading to a race home.
child
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Of course the primary years mark a time when children must master language.
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This approach can take many months, sometimes years, for a child to master .
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Let us suppose, now, that the child has mastered the correct us of like and dislike.
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But parents should realize that even when it takes years, the child has mastered a lifelong coping capacity.
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Only when children have mastered the sentence do they move on to the paragraph.
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At 2 years of age, children begin to master spoken language, a system of arbitrary signs.
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By and large, children master the use of the language fairly quickly.
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All abstract, intellectual concepts that children will master at later ages are based on concepts they learn in their early relationships.
intricacy
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I haven't attempted to master its intricacies yet, but no doubt we shall both acquire some sort of proficiency in time.
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Five mornings a week she worked on campus, mastering the intricacies of various software programs.
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Spens' determination to master the intricacy of the law undoubtedly contributed to his strain.
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The defenders are able to say that the challengers of the conventional wisdom have not mastered their intricacies .
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Still, the popularity of the sport has made most competitions much better as more nations begin mastering its intricacies .
language
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There was no language he could not master , no prize he could not win.
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Humanities scholars learned how to write their own programs, as programming languages became easier to master .
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It is appropriate to set out additional vocational or practical skills training you have undertaken, and any languages you have mastered .
skill
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Lion cubs too play games that help them master the skills that will be essential for their success in later life.
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Thus, Joe can increase his base pay by mastering more skill levels.
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They're just mastering the basic skills of walking and talking, which open up a whole new world for them.
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Along the way, she had mastered many skills and helped rear our son until he left home for college.
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By practising the skill we show the subconscious what is involved and allow it to acquire the ability to master the skill.
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You can master a new skill , find some one new to love, have an adventure....
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In S6 it is also often possible to accommodate beginners or people mastering specialist skills .
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The key is for each person to find the best method for him or her to master new skills .
subject
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He was very bright and was never satisfied until he had mastered any subject he studied.
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Take pains to present a smart, efficient appearance and to show that you are beginning to master your subject .
technique
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Subsequent chapters are devoted to mastering various techniques and manoeuvres.
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A flexible approach and the ability to master new techniques quickly is essential and research experience would be an advantage.
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Because of the present-day search for virtuosity many dancers can attempt such roles after they have mastered its technique .
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Taekwondo, unlike karate, stipulates that beginners must master all the basic techniques before attempting to practise the patterns.
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Once you've mastered the technique , trays of brandy snaps can be baked in quick rotation.
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One of the great names in the new physical astronomy was Norman Lockyer, who rapidly mastered the techniques of spectrum analysis.
■ VERB
help
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Lion cubs too play games that help them master the skills that will be essential for their success in later life.
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They saw the training programs as especially useful in helping them master the administrative aspects of the new position.
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The documentation is comprehensive and should help you master the more technical aspects of the program.
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Having pinpointed a problem, then you make drills to help you master it.
learn
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The clean, neat cuts were delivered with a skill Terry would never learn to master .
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How a boy learns to express and master his aggressiveness is important in the growth of his sense of self-worth.
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They are used in learning vocabulary as well as for mastering grammatical structure.
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We learned law by mastering a framework for further understanding of the legal process.
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Through play children act out in miniature the adult dramas of life and learn how to master new situations.
try
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The prospect of being in them while trying to master this beast is all too much.
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The attraction now is just trying to master the sport.
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Even Charlemagne, in trying to master the continent, recognized the need to respect its diversity.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Children have usually mastered the concepts of weight and length by the age of 8.
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It takes years to master the art of weaving.
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Nguyen helps Vietnamese students who haven't mastered English.
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She soon got to know the local customs and eventually mastered the language.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A new intelligentsia, bold and active, has eliminated the old one, bookish and conservative; and it masters.
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How a boy learns to express and master his aggressiveness is important in the growth of his sense of self-worth.
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It appeared to me that the only thing he had never mastered was paper hanging.
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Jimmy Carter was mastered by it.
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Loved for his big glasses and silly grin, he mastered the art of playing guitar while walking in circles.
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She is afraid of the bathtub and has never mastered the art of taking a shower.
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The enterprise is hard because it has to involve mastering new language in new ways.
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They had a new machine in, but after a pound or so I had mastered it and won an extra spaceship.
III. adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sb's lord and master
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Could he bear to see them wired-made vulnerable to the least whim of their lords and masters?
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In the rustic humour there were opportunities for poking fun at lords and masters and oppressive authority, both civil and military.
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Meanwhile our lord and master would sit and drink one cup of tea after another, barking orders from time to time.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All the information is gathered in the master file.